A brand new Xbox giveaway is occurring proper now and you may win a cool-looking Closing Fantasy-themed Xbox Collection X console. It appears to be like superior! It additionally, uh, apparently doesn’t truly work.
After its impending arrival on Xbox was introduced in 2023, the favored MMORPG Closing Fantasy XIV lastly turned playable—a few decade after launch—on Xbox consoles in February by way of an open beta. Certain, you’ll must pay for each an FF14 subscription and a Sport Cross membership to play, however no less than Xbox homeowners will lastly get an opportunity to expertise the critically acclaimed on-line RPG. And to have fun the large arrival, Microsoft is gifting away an FF14-themed Xbox console, full with crystals and a slick blue paint job. Nonetheless, don’t attempt to play FF14 on this console, because it’s simply an “artwork piece.”
On March 14, Xbox posted on Twitter (or X or no matter) that it was holding a brief sweepstakes contest and the grand prize was a neat-looking Xbox Collection X console. Lots of people shared the tweet and replied with all the suitable gifs and pictures one would anticipate from people who had been enthusiastic about one thing. However what most of those individuals most likely didn’t notice is that the cool Xbox isn’t practical in any respect. It’s not their fault. This reality isn’t defined within the contest announcement tweet, nor in any follow-up posts from Xbox. As an alternative, it’s buried within the guidelines for the sweepstakes.
The related textual content might be discovered inside the “MICROSOFT ‘FINAL FANTASY XIV’ PROMOTION OFFICIAL RULES” in part 4, sub-section a, line 1 which explains what you truly win if you’re randomly picked. Right here’s the vital bit:
“One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) custom-designed ‘Closing Fantasy XIV’ Xbox Collection X console bundle (NON-FUNCTIONAL, TO BE USED AS AN ART PIECE)”
Now, don’t fear, Microsoft isn’t pulling a quick one and supplying you with a lifeless Xbox and a Sport Cross membership and telling you to purchase a console to truly use it. That very same part of the foundations explains that you just’ll get a second, working Xbox, too. And a replica of FF14’s collector’s version. Nonetheless, I’m wondering how many individuals are getting into this contest and never realizing that the cool Xbox getting used to put it on the market is nothing however a fancy-looking “artwork piece.”
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